There have been conflicting reports ever since the launch of the Moto 360, but the majority of testers put the new wearable at around four hours screen on time, run at less than a day without charge, and that’s if used correctly.
The Moto 360 has an always-on mode, where the screen will dim instead of turning off. This can cripple battery life, alongside using the smartwatch extensively, instead of briefly to check notifications, dropping it down to a few hours.
A few hours use is not what people were hoping for when Google first announced Android Wear smartwatches, especially after Pebble’s high standard of over a week. To be fair, the Pebble does have an E-Ink display and basic apps, but it is still a shame to see such low-end battery life.
Thankfully, it looks like a patch on the Motorola software-end has done the trick, bumping numbers up to double from the previous patch. This is still less than a day if used excessively, but normal users will be able to get through a full day.
We are glad to see at least one Android Wear manufacturer is working hard to boost the numbers up, LG quickly abandoned their first attempt, skipping over to the LG G Watch R and Samsung is acting the same as usual with an unsuccessful project, keeping far away from updates.
No numbers have been released on the sales of the Moto 360, but early stock shortages show good signs for Motorola. Android Wear might not be the most popular smartwatch OS come 2015, when the Apple Watch is released, but if Motorola continues to keep fans happy, they could be in for a good few years on the wearable market.
Source: Reddit
